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thanks so much, geoff. >>> we want to turn now to a developing story in afghanistan. the taliban claiming responsibility for a suicide attack in kandahar that has killed that city's mayor, the second assassination of a top official in the southern taliban stronghold just this month comes just two weeks after the killing of the half brother of president hamid karzai. the late mayor had been mentioned as a possible successor to karzai's brother. the spokesman said the mayor had been a target for a long time and was attacked to avenge the death of two children who they claim were killed during demolition work in the city. >>> still ahead onw "way too early." a play at the plate in the 19th inning where the umpire quite simply wanted to get back to the hotel and go to bed. wait till you see this one. >>> and we continue our celebration of the second anniversary of "way too early" with a look at some of the great moments of the last year and a mystery celebrity caller who's up watching this program each and every morning. we'll get her on the phone and get a check on weath
thanks so much, geoff. >>> we want to turn now to a developing story in afghanistan. the taliban claiming responsibility for a suicide attack in kandahar that has killed that city's mayor, the second assassination of a top official in the southern taliban stronghold just this month comes just two weeks after the killing of the half brother of president hamid karzai. the late mayor had been mentioned as a possible successor to karzai's brother. the spokesman said the mayor had been a...
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. >> this is immensely more violent than the ongoing combat in afghanistan. mexico matmatters. it's the most important country along with canada on the face of the earth. >> gang violence claumed the lives of 15,000 people last year alone. it's estimatedt 1200ó[Ñiw3Ñiw3 president felipe calderon declared war on organized crime in 2006, some 40,000 people have been killed in the cross-fire of gangs fighting for lucrative drug routes into the united states. >> this is not just a drug fight. this is a struggle for the future of mexico. >> reporter: but with so much rampant killing, many question the mexican government's ability to successfully win its war on drugs. kevin tibbles, nbc news, new york. >>> back now on this side of the border, for all their glamour, the duke and duchess of cambridge, william and kate, spent part of this day in one of the less glamorous parts of los angeles as they wrapped up their visit to north america. nbc's kate snow is there for us tonight. kate, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. it is just about over now. the duke and duchess j
. >> this is immensely more violent than the ongoing combat in afghanistan. mexico matmatters. it's the most important country along with canada on the face of the earth. >> gang violence claumed the lives of 15,000 people last year alone. it's estimatedt 1200ó[Ñiw3Ñiw3 president felipe calderon declared war on organized crime in 2006, some 40,000 people have been killed in the cross-fire of gangs fighting for lucrative drug routes into the united states. >> this is not...
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>>> in afghanistan today violence outside a u.n. office. 12 people including eight foreigners are killed when protests against the burning of the koran turn violent. >>> battle front libya. the u.s. ratchets down america's military profile, but will the president order arms to the rebels? we'll cover it all with republican congressman duncan hunter and former cia nnlt ken pollack. >>> nearly 6 million americans tried to pick the final four. only two got it. what's the secret? >>> i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. in march the unemployment rate inched down to 8.8%, a net gain of 216,000 nonfarm jobs. back to february's net gain of 192,000 and employers are hiring at the fastest rate since the recession began but 13.5 million are still unemployed. 921,000 discouraged workers left the workforce last month giving up. bring in labor secretary hilda solis. the good and the bad. the participation rate held at 64.2%. the unemployment numbers overall are obviously good news for the administration and for america. >> yes, andrea. i will
>>> in afghanistan today violence outside a u.n. office. 12 people including eight foreigners are killed when protests against the burning of the koran turn violent. >>> battle front libya. the u.s. ratchets down america's military profile, but will the president order arms to the rebels? we'll cover it all with republican congressman duncan hunter and former cia nnlt ken pollack. >>> nearly 6 million americans tried to pick the final four. only two got it. what's the...
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troops in afghanistan, the u.s. is currently spending $2 billion a week, and is on pace to spend i year. question, what explains general allen's seeming divergence from the commander in chief, barack obama's deadline for withdrawal by 2014 december, which is about three plus a few months, years from now. >> right. >> is it -- this commander in the field -- denying the validity of the commander in chief? >> not necessarily, more typical not announcing your withdrawal date as being vague as how long we'll be here the one thing the pentagon does to the want for the enemy to wait us out and then suddenly move in as soon as we pack up and leave. but the fact is we can't stay there forever. we are occupying the place, making progress in the tribal areas. we need to wind our effort down and turn it over to the afghans. >> you think it was purposeful disinformation on the part of the -- >> well -- >> because if you pause that sentence, he's not saying we won't be out. >> no, it will be -- >> a long period of time [everyone
troops in afghanistan, the u.s. is currently spending $2 billion a week, and is on pace to spend i year. question, what explains general allen's seeming divergence from the commander in chief, barack obama's deadline for withdrawal by 2014 december, which is about three plus a few months, years from now. >> right. >> is it -- this commander in the field -- denying the validity of the commander in chief? >> not necessarily, more typical not announcing your withdrawal date as...
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draw down afghanistan and the war in iraq. that saves money. the other one retitive systems. the f35, there was a dual engine, the projects 15, 20 years. it was killed in the 2011 budget deal. john boehner cared about that, built outside of his district. he let that stay. individual pjects like that ll go operational costs will come down. gates hada big role in yes, did. >> gohead. >>ea i think they'll center to try to cut the @@defense buet by, i don't know,@0 -- 50, 100 billion, dollars00 billion is the numbe" i've seen over 10 years. >> okay with reducing the budget? >> yes. >>worry you? >> china -- >> if we don't maintain a@ position of worl military superiority we won't be the number one in the@wod, check? >> if we let our economy down the toilet, we won't be number one in the world@either. and we cat afford this! >> we're not number one militaly in the world -- in @@ our -- in our circumstances. we will still -] @@not be the number one [everyone talki at once] worlds power? next 15 countries we'll still power. number one military [everyone talking at once]@@ >> nal powe
draw down afghanistan and the war in iraq. that saves money. the other one retitive systems. the f35, there was a dual engine, the projects 15, 20 years. it was killed in the 2011 budget deal. john boehner cared about that, built outside of his district. he let that stay. individual pjects like that ll go operational costs will come down. gates hada big role in yes, did. >> gohead. >>ea i think they'll center to try to cut the @@defense buet by, i don't know,@0 -- 50, 100 billion,...
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pelosi wasn't that enthusiastic about keeping the war going in afghanistan. that's one example. we might see something similar happen this time around. i will be anxious. i know you will talk to donna brazile for her take on what's going on in the house. >> nancy pelosi does her own thing. if she wants something she'll stick to her guns about it. she sides with the president when she sees fit. but she's her own person. as kate was reading the statement, you took the words out of my mouth. this isn't a ringing endorsement from pelosi. i want to bring in cnn contributors, donna brazile and alex castelanos. i understand you got information from your democratic sources. do you have more information? >> the minority leader leads by consensus. she enjoys listening to her caucus. i have just received a copy of some of the broad outlines of the proposal. i believe tomorrow when she has an opportunity to really get into the details she will be able to explain the framework of this. look, we knew from day one that the democrats could not swallow cuts, cuts, cuts. it appears that the cuts
pelosi wasn't that enthusiastic about keeping the war going in afghanistan. that's one example. we might see something similar happen this time around. i will be anxious. i know you will talk to donna brazile for her take on what's going on in the house. >> nancy pelosi does her own thing. if she wants something she'll stick to her guns about it. she sides with the president when she sees fit. but she's her own person. as kate was reading the statement, you took the words out of my mouth....
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troops in afghanistan. the report says the aid could resume if pakistan takes tougher action against the taliban as well as al qaeda. meanwhile, secretary panetta told reporters on the plane it's time to focus on defeating al qaeda once and for all. >> i think we had undermined their ablthd to conduct 9/11-type attacks. we had them on the run. >> secretary panetta met with american military officials. atia abawi is in afghanistan. good morning. bring us up to date. >> good morning. panetta's very first trip as secretary of defense to afghanistan, before he landed he brought up the situation with al qaeda. he said, quote, the strategic defeat of al qaeda is within reach. this is a time to go after him, especially after bin laden. let's listen to what he had to say. >> now is the moment following what happened with bin laden, to put maximum pressure on them because i do believe that, if we continue this effort, that we can really cripple al qaeda. >> panetta said that, in fact, in that information they found
troops in afghanistan. the report says the aid could resume if pakistan takes tougher action against the taliban as well as al qaeda. meanwhile, secretary panetta told reporters on the plane it's time to focus on defeating al qaeda once and for all. >> i think we had undermined their ablthd to conduct 9/11-type attacks. we had them on the run. >> secretary panetta met with american military officials. atia abawi is in afghanistan. good morning. bring us up to date. >> good...
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afghanistan and iraq. the first time i know of we went to war and cut taxes rather than paying our bills. so we use their credit card to get a tax cut and use their credit card to pay for two wars. we use our credit card to expand government spending and it was wrong. then we hit a recession and when barack obama took the oath of office, this nation was losing over 700,000 jobs a month and we had huge, huge deficits. what barack obama then did was suggest government spending, and order to get us out of this recession, which is what most economists would tell you is the right thing to do. further adding to the deficits of this country. it is important to understand how we got to where we were and what happened in washington this past few months. we have a debt ceiling. a debt ceiling is an arbitrary limit as to how much the government can borrow. raising the debt ceiling does not increase one dime of federal spending. not one dime. the spending had already been incurred. the question is whether we were goin
afghanistan and iraq. the first time i know of we went to war and cut taxes rather than paying our bills. so we use their credit card to get a tax cut and use their credit card to pay for two wars. we use our credit card to expand government spending and it was wrong. then we hit a recession and when barack obama took the oath of office, this nation was losing over 700,000 jobs a month and we had huge, huge deficits. what barack obama then did was suggest government spending, and order to get...
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he will discuss the priorities for the coming year and the current drawdown of troops from afghanistan. this hearing from london is just over two hours. >> thank you very much for
he will discuss the priorities for the coming year and the current drawdown of troops from afghanistan. this hearing from london is just over two hours. >> thank you very much for
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it is a baseline that we were going to spend in afghanistan and iraq. we clearly will not. those are not actual savings. it is just accounting savings. how opener you to using oco for something like medicare doctors? -- help open are you teasing oco for something like medicare doctors? >> if you look today at the spending in the defense accounts and overseas operations accounts, the reality is that some of those overseas contingency moneys are being used for on going non-war functions at the defense department and some of our foreign policy operations. the reality is that those bonds are real -- those funds are real in the fact that they're being used today to finance non-war operations. >> so you can pull them back in. >> i think the defense department should live within its own budget. those funds that are out there right now, the overseen contingency account, in some ways are a multi-year slush fund. if you do not scaled back, the reality is that those funds are available for expenditure. that is why the non-partisan independent congressional budget office says that scal
it is a baseline that we were going to spend in afghanistan and iraq. we clearly will not. those are not actual savings. it is just accounting savings. how opener you to using oco for something like medicare doctors? -- help open are you teasing oco for something like medicare doctors? >> if you look today at the spending in the defense accounts and overseas operations accounts, the reality is that some of those overseas contingency moneys are being used for on going non-war functions at...
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is not going to be determined in the prairies of afghanistan. the future of the u.s., whether you want to recognize it or not, is going to be determined by how well prepared we are to compete in a highly competitive 20th -- 20 per century, and that battle is going to be waged across the -- 21st century, and that battle is going to be waged across the ocean. as you walk off of this building, i want you to remember why we are in this race. it is about the generation behind us and the condition they will find our nation in. it is totally unsustainable, the debt trajectory that we are on. and number two, the reality of launching a new industrial revolution, it is within our grasp. it has happened before in our nation's history. problem-solving people can do it again. we need leadership and a game plan. and number three, we have to get our position right in the world. finally, let me say that we need someone who is electable. we have to pull together as a party. if you want to win in 2012, we have to have numbers. this is about addition, ladies and g
is not going to be determined in the prairies of afghanistan. the future of the u.s., whether you want to recognize it or not, is going to be determined by how well prepared we are to compete in a highly competitive 20th -- 20 per century, and that battle is going to be waged across the -- 21st century, and that battle is going to be waged across the ocean. as you walk off of this building, i want you to remember why we are in this race. it is about the generation behind us and the condition...
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i have to go fight, and i took off for a year to go fight in afghanistan. >> reporter: he spent 2002 and 2003 near kandahar hunting for taliban. he came back in harvard, but in 2009 with the national guard unit he went back to afghanistan. >> i spent a lot of time with rock clearance units, looking for ieds, and my vehicle never got hit and i am very lucky, very lucky. when you go up and pull open the door and see your injured buddies, you never forget that sight. >> reporter: he began to explore the science of brain injury. when the brain gets hit by a blast wave, it slams up against the skull. >> reporter: he developed new tools to study how the blast hurts the brain. >> concussions that your favorite football player suffers, or the head injury you get in a car accident or shaken baby syndrome, those are all examples of head injuries that can cause a traumatic head injury. >> more than half a dozen students are veterans. >> we're focused on this, because these are our buddies, our guys, and this could have been us, and it might still be us. so it brings a certain level of urgency t
i have to go fight, and i took off for a year to go fight in afghanistan. >> reporter: he spent 2002 and 2003 near kandahar hunting for taliban. he came back in harvard, but in 2009 with the national guard unit he went back to afghanistan. >> i spent a lot of time with rock clearance units, looking for ieds, and my vehicle never got hit and i am very lucky, very lucky. when you go up and pull open the door and see your injured buddies, you never forget that sight. >> reporter:...
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> jon: which came on the heels of an almost absurdly reckless decade with unfunded wars in iraq and afghanistan and unfunded trillion-dollar medical prescription bill and tax cuts for the well they are the largest single policy contributor to our deficit. in fact, i myself voted for all of these... back to my original point. (cheers and applause) obama! now, look, i'm not an economist, but i do have one area of expertise that i believe i can refute speaker boehner on. >> here's what we got for that massive spending binge. a new health care bill that most americans never asked for. a stimulus bill that's more effective in producing material for late-night comedians than it was in producing jobs. (audience reacts). >> jon: no, that is so true! that is so true! 125 that stimulus bill gave us so much material. here's another stimulus humdinger i came up with this morning while i was listening to bloomberg radio. "hey, how about this manufacturing sector with underutilized capacity, huh? am i right? i don't know if we're stimulating demand through increased credit availability or just cutting losses
> jon: which came on the heels of an almost absurdly reckless decade with unfunded wars in iraq and afghanistan and unfunded trillion-dollar medical prescription bill and tax cuts for the well they are the largest single policy contributor to our deficit. in fact, i myself voted for all of these... back to my original point. (cheers and applause) obama! now, look, i'm not an economist, but i do have one area of expertise that i believe i can refute speaker boehner on. >> here's what we...
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. >>> tragic news out of afghanistan. nato confirms two of its service members were killed in separate insurgent attacks from the taliban in kabul yesterday. 200 nato troops have died this year. roberts gates is in -- robert gates is in afghanistan to reaffirm president obama's commitment to battle insurgents there. he says the mission will not be puts at risk by reduced pentagon spending over the next few years. >>> an historic milestone for the u.s. military this week. a woman is in charge for the first time of one of the academies. admiral sandra stows was installed as superintendent of the coast guard academy. she graduatesed from the academies in 1982 in the third coast guard class to includes female cadets. >> i am honored to serve as a role model. but i don't see this so much as a milestone as much as it is a natural progression in the coast guard's efforts to create a climate of equity and inclusion. >> reporter: the 51-year-old was the director of reserve and leadership and also commanded two cuttersing during he
. >>> tragic news out of afghanistan. nato confirms two of its service members were killed in separate insurgent attacks from the taliban in kabul yesterday. 200 nato troops have died this year. roberts gates is in -- robert gates is in afghanistan to reaffirm president obama's commitment to battle insurgents there. he says the mission will not be puts at risk by reduced pentagon spending over the next few years. >>> an historic milestone for the u.s. military this week. a...
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we save an additional $1 trillion as we and the war's end i iraq and afghanistan. the savings are not only counted as part of our plan, but a budget plan that nearly every republican on the house of voted for. finally, this plan includes a structural forms to reduce the cost of health care programs like medicare and medicaid. keep in mind, we already included a number of reforms in the health-care law which will go a long way to controlling these costs, but we have to do a little more. this plan reduces waste subsidies and erroneous payments. it makes prescriptions more affordable. we will work with governors to make medicaid more efficient. we will change the way we pay for health care -- instead of just paying for procedures, providers will be paid more when they improved results. such steps will save money and improve care. these changes are phased in slowly to strengthen medicare and medicaid over time. while we do need to reduce health-care costs, i will not allow that to be an excuse to turn medicare into a voucher program. i will not stand for denying the bu
we save an additional $1 trillion as we and the war's end i iraq and afghanistan. the savings are not only counted as part of our plan, but a budget plan that nearly every republican on the house of voted for. finally, this plan includes a structural forms to reduce the cost of health care programs like medicare and medicaid. keep in mind, we already included a number of reforms in the health-care law which will go a long way to controlling these costs, but we have to do a little more. this...
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is anyone safe in afghanistan? really safe? >> well, not... we can't say that anyone is safe in this country. >> reporter: mar rown mir runs the afghan center for policy studies. >> they have decided not to face the u.s. military, instead they have focused on terrorist attacks on civilians, government, institutions. >> reporter: in two suicide attacks the taliban unleashed a surprising new weapon that allowed them to get past police and security-- bombs hidden in turbans. there are checkpoints all across kabul. it's common to pull people out of vehicles, to frisk them and search the vehicles themselves but as you can see, it's incredibly uncommon to search under a turban. to remove a turban in public would be considered an insult. it was an explosive-laden turban that killed the kandahar mayor yesterday. and just last week, koofi herself was invited to a gathering where two people were killed. have you changed any way that you go about life because of these threats? >> i did a little bit. but, you know, when it comes to assassination and plann
is anyone safe in afghanistan? really safe? >> well, not... we can't say that anyone is safe in this country. >> reporter: mar rown mir runs the afghan center for policy studies. >> they have decided not to face the u.s. military, instead they have focused on terrorist attacks on civilians, government, institutions. >> reporter: in two suicide attacks the taliban unleashed a surprising new weapon that allowed them to get past police and security-- bombs hidden in...
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it includes savings from winding down the wars in iraq and afghanistan. these are real savings that cbo scores at about $1 trillion. we know that some republicans will quibble over these savings but they have no leg to stand on. but wars are the second biggest policy driver of our deficits after the bush tax cut for the conduct and the worst ads to our debt, to is undeniable that winding down the war's delivers savings. the administration tells us with the wind down, they can't prosecute -- they can count on billions of dollars over the next decade the cbo count $1.67 trillion. we know the republicans agree theythis mstath because included the same settings in the ryan budget that passed the house. they never criticized that accounting and it is hard to see how they could do so now. lastly, senator reid's proposal allows for a joint committee that has the potential to achieve deeper savings down the road. all in all, this is an offer that republicans cannot refuse. all of the cuts in center repots proposal have been supported at one point or another by re
it includes savings from winding down the wars in iraq and afghanistan. these are real savings that cbo scores at about $1 trillion. we know that some republicans will quibble over these savings but they have no leg to stand on. but wars are the second biggest policy driver of our deficits after the bush tax cut for the conduct and the worst ads to our debt, to is undeniable that winding down the war's delivers savings. the administration tells us with the wind down, they can't prosecute --...
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they say that's for norway being involved in afghanistan and for defaming the prophet mohammed, et cetera, et cetera. there's been so much damage done. who will look at this and try to copycat this? are there other people out there who are going to look at this and say, hey, it worked. we can do this. let's do it again. >> how does this translate in terms of the kind of security we need to take here in the u.s.? >> i can tell you right now that law enforcement in this country is looking very seriously both at the kind of targets that were targeted here, and more importantly, what right wing extremist groups in in country are planning. if you remember just a few years ago, there was this whole had you been loo over monitors the right wing extremists. there are extremists of all dircht flavors. just because you believe in one thing or another doesn't make you less deadly. >> thanks so much for coming in. appreciate that. >> thank you very much. >>> still ahead next hour, how same-sex marriages in new york are creating a bumper crop of wedding business. >>> the latest showing by mitt romney
they say that's for norway being involved in afghanistan and for defaming the prophet mohammed, et cetera, et cetera. there's been so much damage done. who will look at this and try to copycat this? are there other people out there who are going to look at this and say, hey, it worked. we can do this. let's do it again. >> how does this translate in terms of the kind of security we need to take here in the u.s.? >> i can tell you right now that law enforcement in this country is...
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a style of attack most often associated with extremists in afghanistan, iraq and pakistan. while there is no immediate claim of responsibility, the u.s. officials say a handful of networks including an indian terrorist group may be behind the bombing. a senator with an intelligence background says the indian mujahadeen who want them to dominate the indian way of life is suspect. but they say the group is poorly organize and possibly had outside help, possibly from pakistani intelligence. >> with a dramatic attack like this, coordinated over three locations, it took money and it took planning. that always raises the speckor of the isi in pakistan. >> the three explosions at the mumbai opera house, jewelry district and major commuter hub drew comparisons to the mumbai attack in 2008. the ram pain that lasted for 60 hours killing 166 people was low-tech. it relied on ten pakistani militants armed with cell phone, handguns and back packs filled with explosives. the group l.e.t. linked to pakistani intelligence was blamed. >> the obvious question: is pakistan involved? i cannot
a style of attack most often associated with extremists in afghanistan, iraq and pakistan. while there is no immediate claim of responsibility, the u.s. officials say a handful of networks including an indian terrorist group may be behind the bombing. a senator with an intelligence background says the indian mujahadeen who want them to dominate the indian way of life is suspect. but they say the group is poorly organize and possibly had outside help, possibly from pakistani intelligence....
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the original speculation was, oh, maybe this was to do with al qaeda, revenge on norway's role in afghanistan and libya, but then it turned out it was a tall, tall blonde norwegian who has been arrested as we must stress, again, as the suspect, although apparently this man was shooting throughout 20 minutes on the island and was picked up and was stopped by the norwegian swat team. it seems pretty convincing. he is at this stage still just a suspect. yeah, a nation -- absolutely a nation in shock. they can't believe it. everyone is saying this is such a peaceful country. the land of the nobel peace prize and all that stuff. now they're looking at themselves again and wondering what happened to their country. >> okay. martin fletcher, we will be speaking with you again. many thanks for the report. >>> the brutal heat wave continues to grip much of the country. how people are coping next. ♪ i used to see the puddles, but now i see the splash. ♪ i wanted love, i needed love ♪ ♪ most of all, most of all... ♪ helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with
the original speculation was, oh, maybe this was to do with al qaeda, revenge on norway's role in afghanistan and libya, but then it turned out it was a tall, tall blonde norwegian who has been arrested as we must stress, again, as the suspect, although apparently this man was shooting throughout 20 minutes on the island and was picked up and was stopped by the norwegian swat team. it seems pretty convincing. he is at this stage still just a suspect. yeah, a nation -- absolutely a nation in...
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forces pull out of iraq but stay in afghanistan. we have seen the death of north korean tyrant who has been our enemy for his entire lifetime. do we hear any domestic conversation about it? do these events drive any of the conversation we've been having in 2011? >> not really, gwen. from my standpoint, the most theppointing thing about republican campaign as a foreign policy one is that there really hasn't been a coherent foreign policy debate here. there's been a series of attempts to take shots at president obama, and at times that has put the republican candidates in paradoxical positions, in the case of newt gingrich, being in favor of intervening in libya a week before he was against intervening in libya. gwen: the president poked back at mitt romney by saying, ask bin laden whether i've been too easy or not. and to take an issue that should be core to most americans, afghanistan. how long are we going to be in afghanistan? what's the strategy going to be? mitt romney has answers, newt has some answers but you haven't seen a fu
forces pull out of iraq but stay in afghanistan. we have seen the death of north korean tyrant who has been our enemy for his entire lifetime. do we hear any domestic conversation about it? do these events drive any of the conversation we've been having in 2011? >> not really, gwen. from my standpoint, the most theppointing thing about republican campaign as a foreign policy one is that there really hasn't been a coherent foreign policy debate here. there's been a series of attempts to...
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withdrawal from iraq and afghanistan. is that a good thing or ar bad thing in the view of democrats in the region? >> well, i think there's -- a lot of concern about why the united states went into iraq particularly. there's an understanding of the difference in the two wars. and many of the uprisings in are part because people want to reclaim they're right to determine their future and not imposed by outsiders. i think this is -- you know, they're very different scenarios. one in iraq, where the united states, know, intervened, and in the rest of the region where people are taking their own future into their own hands. >> so, yes, good to withdraw? it would save money and people in the middle east would be happier? >> i think most people in the middle east would be much happier. i think there are some iraqis who are very nervous about it, because the new government has failed -- in elections with the united states monitored, have failed to provide equally for all the different ethnic and religious groups and failed to re
withdrawal from iraq and afghanistan. is that a good thing or ar bad thing in the view of democrats in the region? >> well, i think there's -- a lot of concern about why the united states went into iraq particularly. there's an understanding of the difference in the two wars. and many of the uprisings in are part because people want to reclaim they're right to determine their future and not imposed by outsiders. i think this is -- you know, they're very different scenarios. one in iraq,...
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marine who fought and safred lives on the front lines in afghanistan. first, he wanted to have a beer with the president. we'll talk about why this young man will be the talk around the white house today. today as you know is september 15th. it's also national felt hat day. that day actually signaled men in the mid-1900s to switch from their summer hats to winter hats in preparation for winter. they needed a day to reminds them of that. hm-mm. it's 13 minutes past the hour. a? host: do people use smartphones to do dumb things? man 1: send, that is the weekend. app grapgic: yeah dawg! man 2: allow me to crack...the bubbly! man 1: don't mind if i doozy. man 3: is a gentleman with a brostache invited over to this party? man 1: only if he's ready to rock! ♪ sfx: guitar and trumpet jam vo: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. [ female announcer ] improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula improves skin's health in one day, with significant improvement in 2 weeks. i found a mo
marine who fought and safred lives on the front lines in afghanistan. first, he wanted to have a beer with the president. we'll talk about why this young man will be the talk around the white house today. today as you know is september 15th. it's also national felt hat day. that day actually signaled men in the mid-1900s to switch from their summer hats to winter hats in preparation for winter. they needed a day to reminds them of that. hm-mm. it's 13 minutes past the hour. a? host: do people...
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the new orders are part of an overall exit strategy from afghanistan. it's not known just how much are going to be sent at this point. they'll stay for nine months to train afghan troops to get them ready for the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops by the end of 2014. >>> the occupy denver site was bulldozed overnight. the city's new police chief authorized the removal of all the stuff the protesters have been leaving on the sidewalk in civic center park. protesters reportedly set these fires as police tried to break up that camp. while the site has been torn down, the demonstrators say they're not going anywhere. >>> russian rocket, check it out, is on its way to the international space station. >> liftoff. >> the soyuz rocket made a spectacular launch this morning. the crew is expected to reach the international space station on friday. >>> and earth links, all right. that's us. we may not be alone. a powerful nasa telescope has discovered two earth-like planets. they're outside the solar system. they osh by the a star similar to the sun. they're too h
the new orders are part of an overall exit strategy from afghanistan. it's not known just how much are going to be sent at this point. they'll stay for nine months to train afghan troops to get them ready for the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops by the end of 2014. >>> the occupy denver site was bulldozed overnight. the city's new police chief authorized the removal of all the stuff the protesters have been leaving on the sidewalk in civic center park. protesters reportedly set these...
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what we're seeing because of iraq and afghanistan those views are shifting. that invisible wounds, mental wounds, psychological wounds, are just as debilitating and in some cases more debilitating than losing a arm or leg. gwen: what is it about these wars that's different from other wars in changing people's opinions about that? >> part of it is the sheer number of tours. you have people going three, four, five, six times to these war zones. and part of the nature of the war itself. in world war ii, you had big battles where the guys to your left and right of you were shooting at enemies. and it was more of a conventional fight. in iraq and afghanistan, you could be walking as has been the case where i've been there, and a person who's a friend of yours suddenly disappears in an i.e.d. you never see the enemy who took his life. a very different kind of challenge. you are constantly afraid of something bad happening. and you never know who the person is who's doing that bad thing to you or the person you care about. >> yochi, does the policy change affect ben
what we're seeing because of iraq and afghanistan those views are shifting. that invisible wounds, mental wounds, psychological wounds, are just as debilitating and in some cases more debilitating than losing a arm or leg. gwen: what is it about these wars that's different from other wars in changing people's opinions about that? >> part of it is the sheer number of tours. you have people going three, four, five, six times to these war zones. and part of the nature of the war itself. in...
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. >>> negotiating with the taliban, afghanistan's president saying the u.s. is in talks to bring peace to the war torn country. live pictures right now, as well, of the casey anthony murder trial in florida. it just got going. the defense calling more forensic experts to try to prove her innocent. >>> and computer glitch, thousands of passengers across the world are tranded in airports after united airlines computer systems just shut down. >>> golf summit to president obama and house speaker john boehner find common ground on the deficit while teague off on the link? and secret to success. confidential documents reveal why apple's retail stores are just so profitable. the one thing employees are never allowed to do. we'll tell you. talks with taliban fighters. this is the first official acknowledgement of peace talks in the country. karzai says the negotiations are going well. the u.s. embassy officials in kabul are not commenting. i'm joined now by retired colonel jack jack jobs. colonel, thanks for being here with us. what does this announcement mean, do yo
. >>> negotiating with the taliban, afghanistan's president saying the u.s. is in talks to bring peace to the war torn country. live pictures right now, as well, of the casey anthony murder trial in florida. it just got going. the defense calling more forensic experts to try to prove her innocent. >>> and computer glitch, thousands of passengers across the world are tranded in airports after united airlines computer systems just shut down. >>> golf summit to president...